State of Native Agriculture ADDRESS
Native Agriculture in Action
The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) invites farmers, ranchers, producers, Tribal leaders, and community members to the inaugural State of Native Agriculture Address. Delivered on March 9 at 12:00 p.m. CT, this is the first virtual broadcast of its kind highlighting the current state of Tribal agricultural economies and the leadership of the Native American producers and Tribes revitalizing our economies, feeding our people, and building our future for generations to come.
Keynote Speakers
Secretary Tom Vilsack
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Honorable Tina Smith
U.S. Senator for Minnesota and member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Honorable Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Senator for Minnesota and member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Administrator Zach Ducheneaux
Cheyenne River Sioux
Administrator for USDA Farm Service Agency
Toni Stanger-McLaughlin
Colville Confederated Tribes
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF), member of the USDA Equity commission
Cole Miller
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Co-Chair of the Native Farm Bill Coalition and Vice Chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Kari Jo Lawrence
Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nations
Co-Chair for the Native Farm Bill Coalition and Executive Director for the Intertribal Agriculture Council and on the USDA Equity Commission Agriculture Subcommittee